Tom Browne (trumpeter)

Tom Browne (born October 30, 1954)^[2] is an American jazz trumpeter. He rose to prominence with Sonny Fortune and had major hits in 1980 and 1981: the No. 1 Billboard magazine R&B single "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" and the No. 4 R&B single "Thighs High (Grip Your Hips and Move)".^[3]

Tom Browne
Born	(1954-10-30) October 30, 1954 (age 70) Queens, New York
Genres	Funk, jazz,[1] R&B
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Trumpet
Years active	1979–present
Labels	GRP, Arista
Website	tombrowne.org

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album	Peak chart positions			Label
		US 200 [4]	US Jazz [4]	US R&B [4]
1979	Browne Sugar	147	6	50	Arista/GRP
1980	Love Approach	18	1	1
1981	Yours Truly	97	6	20
	Magic	37	2	5
1982	Special Edition with Sid McCoy	—	—	—	Westwood One
1983	Rockin' Radio	147	—	24	Arista
1984	Tommy Gun	—	22	49
1988	No Longer I	—	—	—	Malaco
1994	Mo' Jamaica Funk	—	—	—	Hip Bop
1996	Another Shade of Browne	—	—	—
1999	R 'n' Browne	—	—	—
2010	S' Up	—	—	—	Cheetah
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
		US Dance [3]	US R&B [3]	BEL (FL) [5]	NL [6]	NZ [7]	UK [8]
1980	"Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)"	9	1	6	6	30	10
	"Thighs High (Grip Your Hips and Move)"	25	4	—	—	—	45
1981	"Let's Dance"	—	59	—	—	—	—
	"Fungi Mama"	29	23	—	—	—	58
1982	"Bye Gones"	—	72	—	—	—	—
1983	"Rockin' Radio"	33	11	—	—	—	76
1984	"Cruisin'"	24	63	—	—	—	—
	"Secret Fantasy"	—	36	—	—	—	—
1992	"Funkin' for Jamaica" (remix)	—	—	—	40	—	45
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.